Middle East & North Africa

Iran's Deputy head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran has announced that the country is planning to launch international flights to new and diverse destinations in Europe.
Airports & Networks

The “green” ATR 72 prototype has made the first flight of the “Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (CS JTI)” test campaign.
Business Aviation

Sudan Airways is to make three direct flights per week between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Khartoum International Airport, Sudan.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has announced its second daily service from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA).
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
While a growing number of Emirates Airline passengers are beginning or ending their journeys in Dubai, a significant proportion of Emirates traffic simply uses Dubai as a transit point between two other points.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The airline will replace a Boeing 777-300ER on the carrier’s EK011/012 between Dubai International and London Gatwick with a three-class A380 from January 1, 2016 meaning all three of its rotations to Gatwick and five daily flights to Heathrow will be flown with the SuperJumbo from the start of 2016.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air is set to dramatically increase the number of flights it offers between Muscat and Salalah during southern Oman's monsoon season, known as the Khareef. The increase will mean that Oman Air operates more flights to Salalah than ever before.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways celebrated 10 years of successful service to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa last week, hosting trade receptions and inaugurating a new office in Cape Town, whilst revealing details of its enhanced services to South Africa as part of its expanding global operations.
Airports & Networks

Dubai rises from 5th to 4th in MasterCard rankings - predicting 14.3 million international visitors to Dubai in 2015.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with Accenture to support the implementation of its business transformation program to improve productivity, efficiency and enable growth.
Aerospace

The first Routes Middle East and Africa event was held in Bahrain on the May 31 – June 2, 2015 and one exhibitor was Oman Airport looking to build direct routes with African carriers.
Airports & Networks

Austria-based International Jet Management (IJM) and Bahrain-based MAE Aircraft Management WLL, a subsidiary of MENA Aerospace have entered into a Joint Venture in Bahrain.
Business Aviation

The Harvard Business School Aerospace Alumni Group has announced late last week the official launch of its local chapter in Abu Dhabi at the opening of the Global Space and Satellite Forum, where the nation witnessed the official launch of the UAE Space Agency.
Space

Lufthansa Systems has announced a comprehensive enhancement of its leading Lido/Flight flight planning system.
Emerging Technologies

Travelling between Doha and Dubai is about to get a whole lot smoother with the introduction of Qatar Airways' newest offering, the Doha-Dubai Shuttle. Having launched this week, the Doha-Dubai Shuttle will offer flights from Doha's Hamad International Airport to Dubai International Airport, as well as Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has reinforced its commitment to providing UAE national employees with world-class career opportunities, after a senior member of its finance team was appointed as Air Seychelles' chief financial officer.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways' frequent flyer program, Etihad Guest, has been recognised as one of the best loyalty programs globally.
Aerospace

French aircraft manufacturer LH Aviation says it has temporarily suspended the construction of its new factory plant in Morocco due to 'significant disagreements' with local business partner Mohsin Karim Bennani, who is also the president and principal shareholder of the new North Afican subsidiary, LH Aviation Maroc, writes Oscar Nkala.
Defense

Oman Air has won two awards at the World Travel Awards Middle East 2015.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has been named 'Airline of the Year' at the 14th Annual China Travel & Meeting Industry Awards 2015.
Aerospace

Boeing and CFM International have announced that they successfully initiated flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on April 29 on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations in Victorville, California.
Air Transport

With an objective to support the ongoing development of key airport infrastructure facilities in the UAE and across the Middle East, Smiths Detection, will showcase its next generation detection and security solutions at the Airport Show 2015 in Dubai.
Airports & Networks

One of the key drivers behind the launch and development of Emirates airline has died. Former vice chairman of the group. Sir Maurice Flanagan, KBE died peacefully at his London home yesterday, surrounded by his family. He was 86.
Maintenance & Training

Celebrating its 83rd anniversary, EgyptAir has announced offering its customers special rates for flights from Egypt to worldwide starting EGP 300, and from Africa, Europe, Middle East, the Far East and North America to Egypt starting USD 30 excluding any taxes and surcharges.
Airports & Networks

Dubai based Mercator has announced that Aer Lingus Group has selected Mercator's RAPID Passenger solution to accelerate Aer Lingus' automation and optimisation of passenger revenue accounting.
Emerging Technologies